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EPISODE · Jan 8, 2026 · 32 MIN

Kidnapping and chaos: welcome to Trump’s world

from Politics Weekly UK · host The Guardian

In just one week Venezuela’s president was kidnapped by the US, Donald Trump talked of needing Greenland, the UK and France agreed to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace deal was reached, and two oil tankers were seized with help from the UK. Is this the new world order – or lack thereof? John Harris and Kiran Stacey are joined by the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, to find out. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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